Technique & medium: Portrait photography, painting on paper.

What are the thoughts behind this exhibition?
The metamorphosis my friend had to go through was so fascinating to me. Since then I made it a mission to capture the same experience shared by others. The exhibition features transgenders from both sexes and I look to transform the subject into something ethereal and iconic.

There are a lot of layers to the artworks. What are they?
I’m personally against the social structure I was brought up in, which is Catholicism. Pretty much all of the artworks contain religious references like Adam and Eve and Christ dying on the cross. I also allude to a lot of Greek mythology and old-fashioned anatomical drawings.

How did you achieve the papyrus-like quality?
The paper I use lends itself nicely to the whole concept.

What is the significance of the Chinese and Japanese texts?
The Chinese and Japanese characters further add that ancient element to the piece. Their meanings are associated with sex-related topics like pornography. Unless you can decipher these languages, it also brings to play an element of mystery. It’s fun to play around with the portrait by adding different things to it.

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